Man in the Arena Quote White by Sugarboo & Co.

This wall art piece is produced by Sugarboo & Co in Roswell, Georgia, and is exclusive to The Marble Jar collection based on Brené’s work. Each piece of art is handmade once the order is processed and can vary slightly in size and color.

Each piece takes 6-8 weeks to create andship.

Theodore Roosevelt Quote in a 3” deep reclaimed wood frame.

Art piece is printed on reclaimed, distressed wood.

Hanging hardware not included.

Due to the handcrafted nature of the art, dimensions may vary up to 1".

The phraseDaring Greatlyis from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech, sometimes referred to as “The Man in the Arena,” was delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. This is the passage that made the speech famous:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while DARING GREATLY..." –Theodore Roosevelt

Creativity embeds knowledge so that it can become practice. We move what we’re learning from our heads to our hearts through our hands. We are born makers, and creativity is the ultimate act of integration—it is how we fold our experiences into our being. Over the course of my career, the question I’ve been asked more than any other is, “How do I take what I’m learning about myself and actually change how I’m living?” . . . I’ve come to believe that creativity is the mechanism that allows learning to seep into our being and become practice.

Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us. Because this yearning is so primal, we often try to acquire it by fitting in and by seeking approval, which are not only hollow substitutes for belonging, but often barriers to it. Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.

Curiosity is an act of vulnerability and courage. In this stage of the rising strong process—the reckoning—we need to get curious. We need to be brave enough to want to know more.

I say brave because getting curious about emotion is not always an easy choice. I have to take a deep breath and think through questions like, What’s at stake if I open myself up to investigate these feelings and realize I’m more hurt than I thought? Or What if she’s really not to blame and I was wrong? It’s going to suck it if turns out that I’m the one who needs to make amends. . .

Curiosity is a shit-starter. But that’s okay. Sometimes we have to rumble with a story to find the truth.